A 0% chance of this happening, BUT what if a president-elect was a write in winner (not on the ballots, and never officially "threw his hat into the ring") how do you think, or know, things would play out? Like would he be able to refuse or what?

Kraftster wrote:It boggles my mind that there are not more fiscally conservative/socially liberal voters. I guess its a product of the two-party system for our entire lives -- people seem to align themselves with their party of choice in lock step.

There are. But like you said, it's the curse of the 2 party system. No candidate is willing to buck the party line. And we're stuck having to vote for someone who vaguely represents this.

They don't have the money to compete. Also, LPG is not necessarily a good representation of the US. Most involved in the political discussion are more well versed than the general populace (myself excluded).

MWB wrote:They don't have the money to compete. Also, LPG is not necessarily a good representation of the US. Most involved in the political discussion are more well versed than the general populace (myself excluded).